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sl8

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5. It looks like your blockquote worked, to me.
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 03:12 PM
Mar 2024

Blockquote indents the text, whereas excerpt puts it in a shaded box. I saw both the shaded box and indented text in your post.

Here is the same test paragraph, first without blockquote applied, the second with blockquote applied.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.


Also, see https://www.democraticunderground.com/125622743

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Question about symbols used posting. [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 OP
Unless I'm mistaken, the "excerpt" and "blockquote"... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #1
the blockquote symbol is only providing SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 #2
Let's see... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #3
testing SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 #4
It looks like your blockquote worked, to me. sl8 Mar 2024 #5
It worked because I typed in blockquote. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 #6
. sl8 Mar 2024 #7
this is what I see... SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 #8
That helps tremendously. sl8 Mar 2024 #9
Thank you. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 #10
De nada. nt sl8 Mar 2024 #11
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